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Offline GAJouette

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2012, 12:42:02 PM »
    Dan,
Excellent turnbuckle technique my old friend and some great tips as well.
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Offline NinetythirdLiberator

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2012, 04:23:01 PM »
All,

I got all the top wing turn buckles installed.  Truth be told, it wasn't that painful and once you figure out a rythym, things go along nicely.  No worse than masking a Ju-88 canopy (which isn't my favorite job) but so much more satisfying!  ;)

I also know that this is as bad as it will get.  This is 1/48th...heck...by the time I do a WNW, it will be like putting thread through a garden hose.  Added to this, it's got 4-bays and finally...it's British so it's got double flying wires.  I do know that the next time I'll put turn buckles directly into the wing as the little eyes look a bit odd.  The turnbuckles themselves look pretty cool, however.

So here it is all hairy and with the top wing installed.  Like most Roden models I've built, (Felixstowe, Gotha, SSW) as you are putting it together you wonder if it will ever actually be strong or line up.  And as with those other builds, it comes together in the end with little drama.  I didn't even use any complicated jigs.  Well done, Roden.  The only thing I did was make the holes for the struts a bit deeper.  Everything else appears spot on!  :-"

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4139.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4138.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4137.jpg

Thanks for looking and next is actually rigging the bottom wing which will add a lot to stregth etc.

Cheers,

Dan
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2012, 11:37:53 PM »
  Dan,
Looks like your trusty rigging spiders have called it a day on you. Excellent progress my old friend.
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Gregory Jouette
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2012, 05:33:39 AM »
Good Sunday to you All...

Well, I got the basic wing rigging done with all the turnbuckles.  Quite interesting, I must say.  I do like how they look.  The pictures show them "in the raw" without some touch up needed on the wing surfaces where I smeared glue and the buckles themselves need to be painted grey or black.  But overall, it looks ok to me.  Definitely a learning curve and I'll do better next time.  I do think they are slightly overscale and might just experiment with adding thick paint to the ends of wires as a simulation.  ???  Des' look awesome and mine still look like an elephant tried to install them with all the bits of wayward glue and less than tidy cuts.  Practice, practice, practice... ;D

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4142.jpg
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http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee260/smithdr/DSCN4140.jpg

Anyway, my foray into 48th scale continues and it seems to be going ok.   :)

Thanks for looking.  Next is finishing the flying surface rigging and all that touch up.  It definitely looks like a Bristol now and is immensely strong to boot!

Dan
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2012, 10:58:24 AM »
Looking good Dan - coming along very nicely ;)

Andrew
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2012, 02:32:48 PM »
Magnificent Work alright! :o

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2012, 02:34:57 PM »
  Dan,
Sean said it all my friend,couldn't agree more.
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2012, 04:23:07 PM »
She's coming along beautifully Dan, the rigging on the Bristol is a little daunting especially having double flying wires, but it all falls together and yours is looking excellent, well done with the turnbuckles.

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2012, 12:16:36 AM »
That looks great. Youre nearly Ro-DONE!!!!

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #24 on: May 15, 2012, 12:53:57 AM »
She's looking good, Dan.  You're becoming a rigging pro after your Fee and this.
Cheers,
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #25 on: May 15, 2012, 04:10:55 AM »
  Dan,
Fantastic build my friend and the rigging is just plain excellent.
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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2012, 07:05:37 PM »
Looking good Dan, nothing wrong with that rigging mate.

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #27 on: June 05, 2012, 02:00:55 AM »
Fantastic work my friend!
What did you use for the tiny tubes of the turnbuckles?

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #28 on: June 09, 2012, 03:04:58 AM »
HI Antonio...sorry this took so long.

I used fishing line for the cables and some plastic tubing (lace) sold to make your own fishing lures.  It is tiny and hollow, super easy to cut and paints up fine.  It is almost too small as getting two thicknesses of the rigging through the hole is a challenge.  This picture should help... 8)

Dan

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Re: Roden 1/48th Bristol F2.B
« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2013, 04:18:20 AM »
I just joined this particular thread guys.
I in a billion years would have never thought to use white out or correction fluid?!?!

I wonder how it would fair on a porous flat surface?? Time to experiment.

Beautiful job by the way.
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